16/06/2026
What’s next?
After the Ironman I’ve taken 7 full rest days which were well needed since I ended up getting sick (ofc). I was expecting to feel horrible so it’s fine and it was a nice week to recharge a bit.
Next week I will start with my general preparation phase, which will mean I’ll try to become a better all-round athlete again and build multiple physical qualities simultaneously. In practice this means I’ll be back into sprinting (or at least building up to some intensity), more heavy lifting and upperbody training, some skill work and a nice amount of endurance volume, with also the ski and row back on the menu after a year. My training volume will still be really high but it’s a bit more spread out over multiple modalities and really well dosed (hopefully).
I think I’ve built an amazing training phase, which will be 5 weeks followed by another 5 weeks of general prep phase. After that I’ll get into a more specific prep phase for the ATHX games which will be my main focus for the rest of the year. I think with my strengths I can really compete there well and i’m excited to showcase that.
This week is more of a transition week, where I’ll get used to my new training setup with way less intensity and volume to still recover after the ironman and not be stupid to rush too fast back into things.
I’m still kinda disappointed in my ironman finish time but proud how I pushed through and left hungry again to keep chasing. I’m also really happy that the swim training is over, holy dog that was a pain in the ass.
Time to lock in again 🫡
